Australia's social media minimum age policy has always been about protecting teens from online harms. In the year since the ...

Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, ...

The Australian government has announced YouTube will be required to ensure account holders are at least 16 years old starting ...

“It’s clear that social media companies have to be held accountable, which is what Australia is trying to do,” said Jim Steyer, president and CEO of the nonprofit Common Sense Media.

STORY: "Importantly, following advice from the eSafety Commissioner, young people under the age of 16 will not be able to have accounts on YouTube.”Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on ...

Australia will impose a social media blackout for children under the age of 16 to tackle a growing mental health crisis among ...

Australia has picked a fight with the world’s largest video platform by backtracking on an earlier promise to exclude YouTube in its social media ban for children under 16.

Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of ...

The Medical Board of Australia suspended Jereth Kok's license in 2019. Tribunal findings in July 2025 brought his case back ...

YouTube will be included in Australia's world-first social media ban for children after the government ditched a previous exemption for the platform. The video sharing site was set to be excluded from ...

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of ...

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of ...